Albemarle County convenience centers and dump hours

Culpeper District, on Eastern time

Convenience centers are what most people call the dump. This page covers the Southern Albemarle Convenience Center and the Ivy Solid Waste and Recycling Center. Each one’s hours are posted below, with the rules that apply.

What to do with tires, mattresses, paint, and more

Before you go

Only the Ivy center charges for disposal: trash and construction debris are $64 a ton and yard waste $58 a ton, with an $8 minimum, plus a $1 service fee for Albemarle County residents ($10 for everyone else). Bagged trash up to 32 gallons can go in the convenience areas at Ivy and Southern Albemarle with a $2 tag-a-bag sticker. Recycling is free at all three sites.The authority’s accepted items page still lists last year’s rates: $60 a ton for trash, mattresses, and construction debris and $54 for yard waste, with a $6 minimum.
Each spring and fall the authority holds free collection days at the Ivy center for residents of Albemarle County, Charlottesville, and Scottsville: electronics (by registration), household hazardous waste, furniture and mattresses, appliances, and up to 12 tires.
The McIntire Recycling Center, 611 McIntire Road in Charlottesville, takes recycling, food scraps in compostable bags, and cooking oil; it’s closed Tuesdays.